Lot 1 · Old Masters
Allegory of the Foolishness of the World
Cornelis Ketel · oil on panel, tondo, unframed
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 27 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3940259
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cornelis Ketel, Allegory of the Foolishness of the World. Christie's, 27 Apr 2017, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3940259.
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Cornelis Ketel, Allegory of the Foolishness of the World. Christie's, 27 Apr 2017, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3940259.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Christopher | Workshop of Cornelis Engebrechtsz. (?Leiden 1460/5-1527) | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady, half-length | Michaelina Woutiers (Mons 1617/18-1689 Brussels) | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Christ the Redeemer holding the Cross | Willem Adriaensz. Key (Breda c. 1515/6-1568 Antwerp) | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child with a pomegranate | Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli, il Giampietrino (active Milan 1508-1553) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Portrait of the Marchese Altoviti as Hylas | Baldassare Franceschini, il Volterrano (Volterra 1611-1690 Florence) | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Grapes, chestnuts and a cantaloupe with a roemer and a façon de Venis… | Jacob van Walscappelle (Dordrecht 1644-1727 Amsterdam) | $300,000–$500,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Carlo Maratta | The Holy Family, the Virgin and Child reading | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 |
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